The use of artificial intelligence in the law has become a subject of intense discussion. In early July, Richard Susskind, President of the Society for Computers and Law, provided his thoughts, including: “Lawyers and the media would do well to ask more often what generative AI means for access to justice and for the client…
Claims against IT service providers following a cyber attack
In this article we consider the circumstances in which a company which suffers a cyber attack may seek to recover its losses from an IT services provider, and the factors which the company and its advisors should consider. A typical scenario is where a company outsources the management of its IT systems to a managed…
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UK law Select Committee issues report on connected technology The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has issued a report on connected technology. It says that users must be given clear information about, and a fair chance to understand, the basis on which their data is used and how to exercise their…
Ofcom publishes report on video sharing platforms’ terms of use
In November 2020, Ofcom was appointed as the regulator for video-sharing platforms established in the UK. The Communications Act 2003 lists measures that VSP providers must take to protect users from relevant harmful material and under-18s from restricted material. Ofcom has now published a report on video sharing platforms which considers how easy it is…
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AI and cybersecurity – the rise of the malevolent machine?
From the strikes taking place across Hollywood, worrying headline captions about radical technological evolution replacing the human workforce to the excitement and concern about ChatGPTs used in misinformation campaigns – Artificial Intelligence (AI) is simultaneously enthralling to those seeking to utilise it and frightening for those envisaging scenes where machines take over the world. Peel…
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ICO and CMA issue joint report on OCA and data collection practices
Online Choice Architecture consists of tools and techniques used on websites to “nudge” consumers into making certain transactional decisions. The CMA is carrying out a programme of work in this area and is currently investigating Emma Sleep and Wowcher for their use of OCA. The ICO and CMA have now issued a joint report which…
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Commission opens in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of Figma by Adobe
The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation under the EU Merger Regulation to review the proposed acquisition of Figma by Adobe. The Commission has concerns that the transaction may reduce competition in the global markets for the supply of interactive product design software and for digital asset creation tools. Adobe is a global software…
BOOK REVIEW: The New Goliaths: How Corporations Use Software to Dominate Industries, Kill Innovation, and Undermine Regulation
James Bessen’s The New Goliaths landed on this reader’s desk for review just as the present AI fanfare started to gain momentum. While the book offers little in the way of concrete predictions as to the development of competition and innovation in AI, its prescience should not be underestimated. Indeed, this eminently readable account of…
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UK law Platform Operators (Due Diligence and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2023 made The Platform Operators (Due Diligence and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/817) have been made. They come into force on 1 January 2024. They implement the OECD (2020), Model Rules for Reporting by Platform Operators with respect to Sellers in the Sharing and Gig…
Below the Filter: Has the Time for Employment Rights for Content Moderators Finally Arrived?
As the sun rises, a worker prepares for yet another gruelling day at work. For eight hours, their weary eyes confront a barrage of disturbing posts that plunge into the abyss of humanity’s darkest corners: texts, videos and images of suicides, beheadings, explicit sexual acts and other harmful content demand their unwavering attention. They are…